Texturing Contest #21 - Creep Warlords

[Deleted member 157129]

Creep Warlords
Upgrade a creep unit to a top tier instance of itself.
Further details on what models you can work on and what you can do with them in the rules.

• No submission may violate any of the site rules.
• If a submission does not follow the skin submission rules, the creator will be disqualified.
• Your submission must be posted before the deadline. The post containing your final submission must also contain the following:
  • An in-game screenshot showing your submission in action.
  • The file(s) in the appropriate format.
• You must show at least one unfinished preview of your submission, before the deadline, as proof that it is yours.
• Your submission may not be started/made before the official launch of the contest.
• Judges may not participate.
• Teamwork is not allowed.
• Textures must be no larger than 512 pixels in any dimension when submitted as final entry.
  You may work in 1024 (or higher), but the texture must be resized down to 512 pixels on equal dimension textures when submitted.
• Your chosen unit must be an existing WCIII model and you may not edit the model in any way.
• You can not change the race of the chosen unit. You are supposed to upgrade the unit of your choice to a top tier unit.
• You can not make a skin for a unit whose model is not found under Unit/Creeps in the MPQ and turn it into a creep race.
• You can not make a skin for a unit that is not found in the Neutral Hostile category of the Object Editor's list of units.
  
  If you are not sure whether your entry can be considered a top tier unit, or otherwise complies with the rules, don't hesitate to ask.
  Better to ask a so-called stupid question than to be disqualified.

• First Place: 40 reputation points and your entry on the award icon
  
• Second Place: 25 reputation points and an award icon
  
• Third Place: 10 reputation points and an award icon

• Open

Shading	Does the unit fit into the WCIII lighting environment? Is the source of light consistent? Does the unit have a realistic 3D shape enhanced by the shading? Is each individual part shaded according to the material?	/30%
Concept	Does the design of the unit suit the model it is wrapped on? Has the author come up with creative ways to change parts of the model into something new? Does the unit fit into the style of WCIII?	/40%
Details	Does the unit appear blurry and bland in-game? Are the details appropriate and realistically placed? Are the materials in use easily recognized?	/30%

• 75 % of the points shall be determined by the contest's appointed judge(s).
• 25 % of the points shall be determined by the results of a public poll.

• The contest shall begin on the 30th of October 2011 and conclude on the 30th of November 2011, 11:59 PM GMT

 

[Dionesiist]

Eff yeah!

 

[Deleted member 157129]

I totally got dibs on the Forest Troll!

 

[Deolrin]

Subscribing. Awesome theme. :3

 

[M0rbid]

Will try to grab some time to participate.

 

[67chrome]

Think I'm gonna find time to join this one.

Personally I'd define a creep as a unit that appears under the Neutral Hostile unit Pallet in the world Editor though, considering several Campaign units with obvious ties to the playable factions are found under the creeps section of the .mpq (night elf warden (non-hero), night elf sentry, high elf archer, Sylvanas, high elf dragonhawk, etc.)

 

[Dionesiist]

The issue is that Neutral Hostile also includes demons, even though they have a different tab in the MPQs.

 

[Deleted member 157129]

Think I'm gonna find time to join this one.

Personally I'd define a creep as a unit that appears under the Neutral Hostile unit Pallet in the world Editor though, considering several Campaign units with obvious ties to the playable factions are found under the creeps section of the .mpq (night elf warden (non-hero), night elf sentry, high elf archer, Sylvanas, high elf dragonhawk, etc.)

I thought that would be easiest as well initially, but Dio informed me otherwise. Both have their flaws and I'd rather just go with this than list every unit people are allowed to texture.

 

[67chrome]

The issue is that Neutral Hostile also includes demons, even though they have a different tab in the MPQs.

Demons only play the roll of creeps in WC3 though. And their species can't be changed by the prompt, which only leaves the demoness, fel guard, fel hound, doom guard, and infernal as demonic units that are creeps. Satyr and Faceless are basically demons to, and their still classified as standard creeps. If demons is to much of a problem (considering there were 2 demon-themed contests already) than I'd say omit them from the pool of available models, but including campaign units strikes me as more of an issue. Nothing about the High Elf Archer really says creep, and yet she is under Units\Creeps\HighElfArcher\HighElfArcher.

 

[Dionesiist]

Models under the "Creeps" tab in the MPQ that do get used as "Neutral Hostile", in-game. It's slightly ridiculous, but I think it cuts down to exactly what's needed.

 

[67chrome]

Models under the "Creeps" tab in the MPQ that do get used as "Neutral Hostile", in-game. It's slightly ridiculous, but I think it cuts down to exactly what's needed.

That works.

 

[chr2]

I'm definitely joining this. I'll be doing a centaur, I think.

EDIT: Dang it, there's no reason doing a centaur, when Redshift already made an awesome one, that could easily serve as a warlord. So... I guess I'ma do Furbolg instead.

 

[-Grendel]

pfff, already begun? kobolds are mine!

EDIT: oh, i need to think about that.

 

[Deleted member 157129]

Solidified the rules and adjusted them to rule out campaign units.

.. and please, guys, don't try to find loopholes, I'm sure you all understand what this is about because it really couldn't be simpler.

 

[Kazzo]

Wow,that was fast.
Have the ogre model a good wrap?

 

[67chrome]

Wow,that was fast.
Have the ogre model a good wrap?

The head and shoulders are a little funky, but overall the wrap is pretty straight-forward and easy to re-skin.

 

[eubz]

Is this contest already up?
Edit
Spider with early WIP

 

[M0rbid]

Harpy.

 

[A.R.]

I'd better get onto this quick before all the good models are taken

Sounds like a fun theme, let's go >

 

[-Grendel]

i think i'll go with the Faceless One skin. Magnataur skin

 

[eubz]

@A.R.
Yes, better be.

 

[-Grendel]

early wip.

 

[eubz]

Should this be placed in the notices?

 

[Deleted member 157129]

Of course it should, but we have nobody whose job is to do so.

 

[Deolrin]

early wip.

Wait, what unit is that?

 

[Deleted member 157129]

Magnataur. At least that's what he said. Glad you didn't go for Faceless One, Ampharos. You already did too many of those.

 

[eubz]

Of course it should, but we have nobody responsible for putting them up.

I think Pyritie should be. Just a guess. Whoever should?

 

[Deolrin]

Oh, in that case, it looks pretty weird! I'd have thought it's a troll or something.
Waiting to see it finished!

 

[Chucky]

Dibs on the revenant

 

[Stanakin]

[*]You can not change the race of the chosen unit. You are supposed to upgrade the unit of your choice to a top tier unit.

[*]You can not make a skin for a unit whose model is not found under Unit/Creeps in the MPQ and turn it into a creep race.

Meh.


If the contest would be extended into December I could join, don't have any time until the chirstmas holidays. Or would there be another contest by that time?

 

[DeathRaider(MMT]

I think i might have a go at this.
I'll be rocking the dragon spawn

First wip
I think the scales might be a little too big, constructive criticism is always welcome.
Been awhile since i did anything for wc3.

 

[Deleted member 157129]

I think Pyritie should be. Just a guess. Whoever should?

No, Pyritie resigned from his position as Arena Moderator (and thus ceased to be the one responsible for notices) a while ago. The structure of the site makes it difficult to just assign the responsibility to another moderator.

Meh.

If you're referring to basically saying the same thing twice in the rules; it's because I'm sick and tired of people (intentionally) finding loopholes in the rules. I feel I need to reiterate the same rule over and over so I won't have to tell people they can't do this and can't do that long after the contest started. So far, I've had just as many questions as I usually get, so it's obviously not clear enough yet.

If you're referring to the inherent restriction to what you can do because of this rule, well, creating something original with much restriction is a different skill than just being creative. I feel that after such an open theme as the last contest, it was time to have a really tight theme.

If the contest would be extended into December I could join, don't have any time until the chirstmas holidays. Or would there be another contest by that time?

I do not intend to push the deadline of the contest. Depending on how long judging will take, there may be another contest up by the end of December. It seems to be a trend that judging takes at least one month, though, so it will probably not start until January. I do aim to keep the contest rolling continually, though, so if judges are quick after this one, another may start before the end of the year. I will do a two week public voting for this contest, so the earliest possible start date for the next contest is 14th, but seeing as my exams are around that time, I'd say 17th is the earliest.

 

[Direfury]

If this were a Halloween-style contest, I'd have had no choice but jump in.

 

[Mr.Goblin]

really really Early WIP, just making sure no one steals my idea

 

[eubz]

No, Pyritie resigned from his position as Arena Moderator (and thus ceased to be the one responsible for notices) a while ago. The structure of the site makes it difficult to just assign the responsibility to another moderator.

Woah, therefore there is no new one to do the task then.

 

[D a w n]

mmight try to texture the NetherDragon
Oh and good luck everybody

Edit: netherdragon has the worst wrap ever. So if I take part, it will be another unit, but I still have to decide :/

 

[Mr.Goblin]

It's impossible to upload an attachement D: so PHOTOBUCKET!

new WIP, much further develloped as you can see.. still a long way to go tough

 

[Blood Raven]

If someone needs ideas of what should he skin- here i made a pic with interesting choices...
i just dont know what to choose...

 

[eubz]

2nd WIP:

 

[chr2]

It's impossible to upload an attachement D: so PHOTOBUCKET!

new WIP, much further develloped as you can see.. still a long way to go tough

That is just badass as hell! It certainly has a warlord feeling to it.

 

[Deolrin]

If someone needs ideas of what should he skin- here i made a pic with interesting choices...
i just dont know what to choose...

The Eredar, Doomguard and Fel Guard are not creeps.
They are demons.

@Mr.Goblin, looking lovely! I didn't expect you to join this one.

 

[Mr.Goblin]

That is just badass as hell! It certainly has a warlord feeling to it.

Thanks mate! I really appreciate

@Mr.Goblin, looking lovely! I didn't expect you to join this one.

Thanks mate. and I was kinda forced to , with shiik and Dio on my pack, with a private message of 67chrome telling me I should clearly join

so yeeeaaah..

I felt like joining XD

 

[Chucky]

Mr.Goblin you should definitely work on those fangs coming out of the mouth, but I can tell it's really going great Love the metal jaw :X

 

[Blood Raven]

oh... so, the demons arent counted?
shame, i was going to skin the fel guard, but there are other choices too...
Oh, is the Orc necrolyte (Stormreaver Necrolyte) counted as creep?
If yes - i tihnk i'll skin him, if not- i will choose between the nerubian and the makure ;P

 

[Deolrin]

He goes under "Units\Creeps\OrcWarlock\OrcWarlock.mdx", so yeah, I guess he is, but don't quote me on that. Wait for shiiK to reply.

 

[Dionesiist]

It's a creep. It's used for the Sunken Ruins tileset.

 

[Chucky]

Just a dumb question: What exactly does top tier unit want to mean ? Like from the neutral hostile troll to the troll warlord ? Like that ? I'm a bit confused...

 

[Mr.Goblin]

Mr.Goblin you should definitely work on those fangs coming out of the mouth, but I can tell it's really going great Love the metal jaw :X

Hehe I agree, I'm still trying to figer out the warp on this part of the model D: Blizzard warp are sometimes nightmarish.. XD

Just a dumb question: What exactly does top tier unit want to mean ? Like from the neutral hostile troll to the troll warlord ? Like that ? I'm a bit confused...

Well, just like the title says.. you have to texture : what would be the ''highest level'' of this creep faction you want to retexture.

Just like Upgrades with their Icons.

Tier 1 = Basic Unit/armor

Tier 2 = Trained unit/good armor

Tier 3 = Skilled unit/Epic armor

Most creep of warcraft3 already have 3 Tiers why I understand your confusion, but than just make a Tier 4

 

[8512590215848]

Joining contest..

 

[Mr.Goblin]

Joining contest..

Bring it....

EDIT = Newest WIP

Still need to find an idea for the TC part on the arms and legs... and to fix the teeth warp and probably play around with the skin abit too